Neither Voice Nor Heart Alone

Download or read book Neither Voice Nor Heart Alone written by Joyce L. Irwin and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1993 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In tracing theological approaches to music in the era between Luther and Bach, the author reveals the variety and tension in German Lutheran theology. Both dogmatism and devotionalism helped shape Lutheran Orthodoxy's theology of music, resulting in a balance between artistry and sprirituality. The introduction of Italian Baroque style into church music, however, evoked controversies which pitted Pietism against Orthodoxy and preachers against musicians.